Sr Workday Recruiting Specialist

The Aspen Group•Chicago, IL

About The Position

The Senior Workday HCM Specialist – Recruiting & Talent serves as the primary owner, architect, and strategist for Workday Recruiting configuration, optimization, and governance. The role leads end-to-end design and builds scalable solutions to ensure the Recruiting ecosystem operates efficiently across the enterprise. It also provides functional support for key Talent modules, connecting attraction, hiring, development, and retention. The specialist partners with Talent Acquisition, HR, IT, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into Workday solutions that improve hiring performance, data quality, and user experience. As a Workday subject matter expert and escalation point, this person anticipates business needs, resolves complex Recruiting and Talent issues, and drives system innovation and modernization.

Requirements

4–7+ years of Workday HCM experience, with deep hands-on expertise in Workday Recruiting configuration, business processes, security, and reporting.
Workday Pro or Consultant Certification.
Proven ownership of end-to-end Recruiting configuration in a medium-to-large enterprise environment.
Strong working knowledge of Talent and Performance modules and their relationship to the broader HCM ecosystem.
Ability to lead Workday solutions from discovery through deployment, including testing strategy and change management.
Exceptional analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.
Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Functional HR knowledge and understanding of best practices for employee transactions, events, and lifecycle.
Ability to handle multiple parallel tasks and meet deadlines while balancing conflicting demands.

Responsibilities

Own and configure Workday Recruiting functionality, including requisition design, job posting management, hiring business processes, offer workflows, interview steps, candidate stages, and recruiting security.
Lead the architecture, build, testing, and deployment of Recruiting enhancements while maintaining system stability, data integrity, and user experience.
Optimize recruiting workflows, reduce manual touchpoints, and strengthen compliance across the hiring lifecycle.
Manage Recruiting security roles and access for Talent Acquisition partners, hiring managers, and HR stakeholders.
Partner with Talent Acquisition leadership to develop scalable hiring processes that support operational excellence, high-volume recruiting, and workforce growth.
Support configuration and enhancements across Workday Talent, including Talent Reviews, Succession, Talent Profiles, and Performance Enablement.
Align Recruiting with downstream Talent processes and improve the visibility and quality of talent data.
Partner with HR, Talent Acquisition, IT, and COE leaders to gather requirements, guide design decisions, and implement functionality aligned with best practices.
Serve as a senior escalation point for Recruiting and Talent system issues, providing advanced troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
Support Workday updates, regression testing, feature adoption, and release planning.
Create and maintain documentation, training materials, and process guides to strengthen adoption and operational consistency.
Collaborate with integration partners to maintain data accuracy between Workday and external recruiting tools, background check vendors, and job boards.
Conduct audits and use reporting and dashboards to support compliance, data quality, and operational reliability.
Monitor Workday Community, release notes, and emerging functionality to drive proactive innovation and system modernization.